CAE accelerates maintenance training with new modular program for Bombardier technicians

CAE and Bombardier are collaborating on the development of a modular maintenance training program which will aim to optimize the time required to train Bombardier Service Centre maintenance technicians. The testing phase of this new training program will take place at Bombardier’s service centres in Wichita, Kansas; Tucson, Arizona; and Opa Locka, Florida.

CAE Business Aviation Division President Alexandre Prévost commented: “While there is a need to better promote the career path of an aircraft technician to students around the globe, a big part of the challenge is that it currently takes too long to train new technicians and even longer to train them across several aircraft platforms. CAE’s new modular solution developed for Bombardier will reduce training time by consolidating courses for an entire aircraft family since they share many components and features.” 

Mike Menard, Senior Director Bombardier Aircraft Services Americas said: “We are very excited about this potential new program. Given the need for qualified technicians in the marketplace, it is imperative that we maximize their time working on aircraft and optimize the value of their time away for training. The goal of this new modular system is to allow us to better tailor our training to the needs of our technicians, our organization and ultimately our customers. Providing our customers exceptional service availability and quality continues to be at the center of every initiative we undertake.  Expertly trained technicians are core to Bombardier’s continued success.”

CAE’s 2023 Aviation Talent Forecast predicts a need for 402,000 new maintenance technicians industry-wide by 2032, more specifically 74,000 in business aviation.